Dhami govt up for another test as state readies for municipal polls
As announced by the state election commissioner Sushil Kumar municipal elections in Uttarakhand will be held on January 23 while counting of votes will be done on January 25.
As announced by the state election commissioner Sushil Kumar municipal elections in Uttarakhand will be held on January 23 while counting of votes will be done on January 25.
According to an Election Commission official, polling is currently on for 805 posts in 1,673 polling centers for 58 municipalities.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday continued searches in Jammu and Kashmir in the case of terror funding by Jamaat-e-Islami Jammu and Kashmir-- an unlawful association under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.
House tax, water tax waiver if voted to power: Sanjay Singh.
The plea further seeks the court to direct the Centre and the EC to ascertain the feasibility of conducting elections on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays
Maurya in a statement, on Wednesday, said that the opposition party is using the brother of a prominent SP leader to put hurdles since the SP does not want the elections to be held on schedule
Jayanta Mitra, the advocate appearing for the state election commission, had said that the commission cannot take the decision of stopping an election because it is the state's responsibility.
Dhankhar asks state poll commissioner to take steps to avoid rerun of 2018 panchayat poll violence.
Officials said 1,029 candidates - 881 in Jammu division and 148 in Kashmir division - are in the fray for 263 municipal wards, including 49 in Kashmir and 214 in Jammu.
There is a big question mark over how many people will venture out to cast their ballots.
